Escape to Victory

A group of POWs in a German prison camp during World War II play the German National Soccer Team in this powerful film depicting the role of prisoners during wartime.

Cast

Sylvester Stallone

as Captain Robert Hatch

Michael Caine

as Captain John Colby

Max von Sydow

as Major Karl von Steiner

Pelé

as Cpl. Luis Fernandez, Brazil

Daniel Massey

as Colonel Waldron

Tim Pigott-Smith

as Rose

Maurice Roëves

as Pyrie

Julian Curry

as Shurlock

Clive Merrison

as The Forger

Bobby Moore

as Terry Brady, England

Reviews

John Chard

Arguably one of the most unfairly derided boys own movies out there. World War II and the Nazi officers have come up with a propaganda driven idea for the German national football team to play a team composed of Allied Prisoners of War. Led by Capt. John Colby (Michael Caine) the prisoners agree,...

RottenPop

With World Cup fever in full swing, it feels like the perfect time to revisit a film we reviewed a few years ago: Escape to Victory. Set during World War II and loosely inspired by true events, this classic football film follows a group of Allied prisoners of war drafted by the Nazis into a high-sta...

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